Mattress.



-G. F. sisowER @L L. E.' PlTToNi.

MATTRESS.

APPLICATIQN FILED NOV. I9, 191.2.

41,-17,5,3 14; Patent@ Mar. 14, 1916.'

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MATTRESS.

Specification of Letters atent.

iPatented Mar. te,

Application ied e'oveniber 1S, 1912. Serial Ito. 732,362.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, Gnoncn F. Srsowna, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, and Louis EDWARD Prrfronr, a. subject of the Kingaof l'taly, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mattresses, the following being a full, clear, and enact disclosure of the one form of our invention which we at present deem preferable.

For a detailed description of the present form of our invention, reference may be had to the following specifica-tion and to the accompanyin drawing forming a part thereof, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a mattress containing our improvement with the depending sides of the upholstery portion thereof shown as extended horizontally. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the mattress. Fig. 3 is a transverse section thereof on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and Fig. d is a detail sectional view on line il-4 of Fig. 3.

Our improvement upholstered cover of a box-like form adapted to rest upon and inclose a metallic structure including a frame formed of rigid side bars and elevated end bars, with -a metallic spring mattress fabric stretched between said end bars,.A and supplementary helical springs beneath it supported on cross pieces resting on the side bars.

Referringto the accompanying drawing, A, A are the side bars of the frame structure, being: of a tubular helical springs supplement the spring fa rie C. The cover for the structure gust described comprls the rectangular padded "cette: of 2h11 gatnnt may be originen lfor comprises a separable form, and B repre-Y sents one of the cross bars which is of angle y top, formed'by upper and lower sheets F of fabric with an intervening layer H of cotton or other suitable filling.. The upper and lower sheets F are extended beyond the dll ing H as shown in Fig. l, and then 'turned down to forni depending sides and ends if as shown in Fig. 2. Before the sides are turned down, the lower edge of the fabric on each side is provided with a bar G, preferablyof .of the reinforcing framefltting around the underlying metallic spring structure. lt

may be lifted oil by lifting up.

W'hat we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters l?atent is: Y

1. A separable mattress cover for a metallic spring structure comprising a padded tcp having extensions forming iieXible depending sides, and a rigid reinforcing frame saspended by the said sides.

2. A separable mattress cover for a niet-al` lic spring structure comprising a padded top having longitudinal and lateral extensions forming flexible depending sides and a rigid reinforcing frame suspended by the said sides.

3. A mattress cover of the character described comprising a padded top having ertensions forming flexible depending sides and ends, rigid bars secured to. the lower edges of said sides and ends, and angle Eieces connecting contiguous ends said ars.

ln witness whereof we have "hereunto set our hands, before two subscribing witnesses, this 13th day of November, .1912.

GEORGE F; SISBOWEit.' l 'LS EDWARB PETEGNL Witnesses:

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T. S. Elefanten.

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